Reply #25: The Trouble that Israel is Going Through [View All]

[tomcalab]

Thank you for the link to the informative article about the trouble Israel is going through today. I found it an unbiased look at the different modes of thought among the Israeli's themselves, presenting contrasting viewpoints for me to think about.

One thing that alarmed me when watching the coverage of the war in the Summer was that there were actually Israelis demonstrating to end Israel's fighting against Hezbollah while Israel was being bombed. The impression given was that there was a growing sentiment of pacifism among the war-weary Israelis as a whole. There was also coverage that many reservists were complaining about being called up, and so the government was hesitating to bring more troops into the theater of war. All this left me concerned that the Israelis were losing their will to fight for their right to life in Israel.

But this article you posted has offered another view. Overall, I came away from it with a feeling of hope that there will be a resurgence of strength of purpose for Israelis, and Israel will not disappear from the map. Do you think this is realistic?

I think there can be a better solution to all the warfare than cutting Israel into smaller and less defensible pieces. I responded to a post with an idea I have about how to solve the Palestinian problem, and I would be interested to know if anyone has proposed this before, or if you think I am totally off base. The thread is: "Not an internal Palestinian matter. Amira Hass." and my two responses are: "A Palestinian Solution?" and "Where on Earth is Palestine, and Who Are the Palestinians?"

Peace be unto you.